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Upton Livestock Auction

Name: Upton Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Upton, Kentucky · Tue, Mar 10

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2211

← Mar 3Mar 10Mar 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

376 head

▼ 55 vs last sale 431▲ 376 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 53▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 8▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.78/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$129.78

158 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$658

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$7.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs KY average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	508	129.88	660	156
Medium and Large 2-3	425	122.00	519	2thin

One grade step is worth $7.88/cwt here — about $141 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale158 hd

129.78

—

KY average26 barns · 5,550 hd

130.13

−0.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,709	88.75	1,517	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	61.80	897	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	53.85	621	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,012	37.24	377	8thin

Every lot

63 lots · USDA AMS · Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	719	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	147.29/cwt	147.00–148.00	756	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	134.20/cwt	131.50–135.00	757	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	881	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	128.05/cwt	124.00–131.50	914	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	126.04/cwt	122.00–127.50	962	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,005	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,063	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	349	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	130.68/cwt	124.00–132.00	402	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	130.42/cwt	129.00–137.00	470	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	373	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	537	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	409	135.64/cwt	126.00–137.00	555	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	416	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	593	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	425	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	519	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	138.76/cwt	134.00–140.00	642	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	126.64/cwt	124.00–127.50	645	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	564	130.60/cwt	129.00–131.00	737	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	119.56/cwt	115.00–120.50	691	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	119.39/cwt	117.50–120.50	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	702	114.28/cwt	110.00–116.00	802	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	751	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	789	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	776	109.12/cwt	108.50–109.50	847	13
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	299	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	508	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	165.78/cwt	155.00–168.00	607	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	380	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	524	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	407	152.38/cwt	141.50–157.00	620	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	435	137.93/cwt	132.00–139.00	600	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	145.07/cwt	135.00–150.00	683	29
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	116.47/cwt	111.00–120.00	735	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	533	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	368	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	85.04/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,484	5
Bulls	—	—	1,860	102.90/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,914	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	32.61/cwt	30.00–34.00	304	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	36.56/cwt	35.00–38.50	384	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,073	44.80/cwt	38.50–48.00	481	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	45.20/cwt	43.00–47.50	486	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	54.85/cwt	50.50–57.50	639	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	60.67/cwt	60.00–61.00	713	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	63.75/cwt	63.50–64.00	885	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,457	61.64/cwt	61.00–62.00	898	24
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	5,890	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	750	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	3,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	6,460	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	750.65/cwt	660.00–890.00	6,696	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	950	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	6,365	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	889.13/cwt	840.00–935.00	9,336	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	681.35/cwt	570.00–760.00	7,645	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,855	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,518	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	847.29/cwt	625.00–950.00	10,744	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,585	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,688	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	17,545	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	11,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	6,930	1

This sale against other markets

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Mid-Kentucky Livestock Market - Upton, KY

Tue Mar 10, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 431Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 53Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 8Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	620.00	620.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	520.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,122	570.00–760.00	681.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,268	625.00–950.00	847.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	840.00–935.00	889.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	892	660.00–890.00	750.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	850	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	850.00	850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	940.00	940.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	770.00	770.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	79.00	79.00
2	—	1,860	101.00–105.00	102.90
5	—	1,745	82.00–88.00	85.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,073	38.50–48.00	44.80
34	—	1,165	50.50–57.50	54.85
3	—	1,175	60.00–61.00	60.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,388	63.50–64.00	63.75
24	—	1,457	61.00–62.00	61.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,075	43.00–47.50	45.20
3	—	933	30.00–34.00	32.61
3	—	1,050	35.00–38.50	36.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	513	147.00–148.00	147.29
11	—	714	124.00–131.50	128.05
11	—	868	114.00	114.00
13	—	637	138.25	138.25
18	—	564	131.50–135.00	134.20
19	—	763	122.00–127.50	126.04
6	—	656	130.00	130.00
4	—	476	151.00	151.00
1	—	1,085	98.00	98.00
1	—	985	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	94.00	94.00
3	—	548	135.00	135.00
6	—	366	155.00–168.00	165.78
8	—	631	111.00–120.00	116.47
10	—	299	170.00	170.00
27	—	407	141.50–157.00	152.38
29	—	471	135.00–150.00	145.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	380	138.00	138.00
4	—	475	131.00	131.00
6	—	435	132.00–139.00	137.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	373	144.00	144.00
15	—	564	129.00–131.00	130.60
16	—	416	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	776	108.50–109.50	109.12
14	—	702	110.00–116.00	114.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	137.00	137.00
3	—	751	105.00	105.00
6	—	308	124.00–132.00	130.68
6	—	578	115.00–120.50	119.56
8	—	409	126.00–137.00	135.64
8	—	509	124.00–127.50	126.64
8	—	628	117.50–120.50	119.39
30	—	463	134.00–140.00	138.76
14	—	360	129.00–137.00	130.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	122.00	122.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.